[News] Asteroid ‘near miss’ on Friday 27th January

[Zeberdi]

A none story really but defined as a ‘near miss’

Earth 'near miss' with asteroid the size of a mini bus explained - all you need to know

An asteroid passed within 2,200 miles of Earth's surface on Friday. Here's all you need to know about this special space event.

news.sky.com

I‘ve often wondered if the public at large would ever be told if an ELE asteroid was on a trajectory to hit Earth? Would there actually be any point in making it public, if nothing could be done about it? Or, if it was seen too late? (Friday’s asteroid was only spotted 5 days ago!)

 

[Badger]

Just send Bruce Willis and his team up to sort it out.

 

[Hugo Rune]

A none story really but defined as a ‘near miss’

Earth 'near miss' with asteroid the size of a mini bus explained - all you need to know

An asteroid passed within 2,200 miles of Earth's surface on Friday. Here's all you need to know about this special space event.

news.sky.com

What is bizarre though was me coming home from work early today with a raging tooth infection and deciding to hunker down in the warm and watch Deep Impact on Amazon Prime video - pausing the film half way through just to catch up with latest news and saw the asteroid story - Kind of gave the film an extra edge

The film Deep Impact describes an asteroid large enough to cause an extinction level event (ELE) -

I‘ve often wondered if the public at large would ever be told if an ELE asteroid was on a trajectory to hit Earth? Would there actually be any point in making it public, if nothing could be done about it? Or, if it was seen too late? (Friday’s asteroid was only spotted 5 days ago!)

Anything likely to cause any damage would have been picked up months/years ago by amateurs if the professional astronomers had been silenced. Beans would be spilt.

This is the size of a mini-bus. Likely to break-up in the atmosphere if it suddenly changes course (by deflecting off a satellite/space junk etc).

However, if it did find it’s way to flattening some people, It’s sadly going to be passing over South America (where a lot of our future stars will be living) rather than Croydon unfortunately.

 

[KZNSeagull]

I'd just steal a motorbike and ride up a mountain with my child bride and Tasha Yar's baby.

 

[PeterT]

If it does land, maybe we can put it on show in a local park and name a retail park after it?

 

[AmexRuislip]

If it lands in the Croydon area, probably will look the same TBH.......

 

[Questions]

The size of an elephant they say …….. African or Indian ?

 

[gripper stebson]

My next movie effort coming soon on this very subject...

High concept. Low budget!

 

[Nobby Cybergoat]

Anything likely to cause any damage would have been picked up months/years ago by amateurs if the professional astronomers had been silenced. Beans would be spilt.

This is the size of a mini-bus. Likely to break-up in the atmosphere if it suddenly changes course (by deflecting off a satellite/space junk etc).

However, if it did find it’s way to flattening some people, It’s sadly going to be passing over South America (where a lot of our future stars will be living) rather than Croydon unfortunately.

I read that this isn't true, we're not watching all the sky all the time and there's a very high likelihood we'd get very little notice.

As for it hitting Croydon, could humanity be that lucky that the only place on earth that would actually be improved by an asteroid impact is the place that gets it?

 

[Sid and the Sharknados]

I read that this isn't true, we're not watching all the sky all the time and there's a very high likelihood we'd get very little notice.

As for it hitting Croydon, could humanity be that lucky that the only place on earth that would actually be improved by an asteroid impact is the place that gets it?

I think we're looking, they're just very small and dark and hard to see.
I've also read that if you happened to be directly under the asteroid, it's travelling so fast that the air directly underneath it is compressed and superheated almost instantly. So you wouldn't know you were being hit by an asteroid before you'd already been simultaneously cooked and flattened.

 

[Whoislloydy]

Just send Shane Duffy to head it away

 

[KZNSeagull]

Maybe Jaz is right afterall

 

[Dick Swiveller]

This much time and this many posts and no-one tapping it in?

Ok. But minimal effort.

Ulloa's penalty

 

[A1X]

So it’s a round thing going near but not hitting? Is Graham Potter coaching it in finishing?

 

[Iggle Piggle]

Let us have the weekend first before the world ends. I want to beat Liverpool again.

 

[Diallo]

I'd just steal a motorbike and ride up a mountain with my child bride and Tasha Yar's baby.

Why? Surely if you time it right, you could just hop onto the asteroid just before it makes impact with earth? Saves all the hassle of getting up the mountain plus it would be interesting seeing Brighton from a alternative angle too. Would certainly put the Itower360 to shame.

 

[Coldeanseagull]

First real opportunity for us to get into the european places....and we get wiped out by an M.E.E.

 

[Diallo]

First real opportunity for us to get into the european places....and we get wiped out by an M.E.E.

Pretty sure Tony Bloom confirmed the Amex was 100% asteroid proof when asked at the last club forum.

 

[portslade seagull]

Flying to South Africa on Friday. Might lift the mood on the long flight

 

[Stat Brother]

Shirley we can send up a crack commando unit that was sent to prison by a military court for a crime they didn't commit, and get them to deflect the asteroid...





...into Earth?